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Chalúpka Samo
(1812—1883)

Samo Chalupka was a Slovak romantic poet. Samo Chalupka was a younger brother of Ján Chalupka, another Slovak writer. Samo studied at the Evangelical Lutheran Lyceum in Bratislava and also in Vienna. He studied theology and philosophy. When an uprising against Russia broke out in Poland in 1830, Samo Chalupka interrupted his long studies and fought on the Polish side. He was injured in 1831 and returned to Bratislava. He was the oldest member of the Ľudovít Štúr generation of the Slovak national revival. He was one of the founders and active members of the Czech-Slovak Society.

He started writing in the so-called Czech biblical language, when he studied on lyceum in Bratislava. His debut poems were published in almanac Plody (Fruit) in 1836. His works display Slovak nature and also patriotism, loyalty to homeland and people. He used folk songs. In 1840s he joined Slovak national revival because he wanted to codificate language of his nation. His first poem compilation Spevy (Vocals, 1868) was about this topic.

Slovakia, 2012, Samo Chalupka